The Xiongnu had retreated from Xin'an, and Luoyang had regained its tranquility.

The caravan, which had been stranded in Liang County for a long time, traveled north again and headed for Luoyang via Yique Pass, where the imperial court seized the time to collect taxes and make up for the increasingly empty treasury.

The wheat seedlings in the farmland of Luonan counties are growing well, which makes people feel very down-to-earth.

Everything seems to be moving for the better.

At this time, waves of troop movements were ushered in near Liang County.

The only remaining old horses in Guangchengze were all transferred, and even a batch of new horses were requisitioned, such as folk donkeys and mules, and those who could be levied were levied as much as possible, and a batch was levied and a batch was sent away.

In the northern border of Sujuo County, Puyang, since a few days ago, there have been continuous troops to assemble here.

More than 2,000 cavalry of the Volunteer Army were all transferred, and more than 1,200 infantry who could ride horses also came.

On the seventh day of the sixth month, a thousand soldiers rushed over.

On the ninth day of the first month of June, due to the order of the shogunate, the begging army of Chen Liu and Liang Guo mobilized more than 700 horsemen and brought bows to the sour dates.

On the tenth day of the first month of June, 200 soldiers from Yangcheng Prefecture arrived.

On the 11th, 300 soldiers from Liang County arrived in ......

By the 16th, there were 2,000 soldiers, more than 3,000 cavalry, more than 700 beggar soldiers and Wuhuan light cavalry, plus more than 200 Shaw soldiers, totaling more than 6,000 people, more than 9,600 horses, more than 4,000 mules, and 3,000 donkeys.

More than 6,000 people had no auxiliaries, all of them soldiers. In other words, the soldiers had to complete the work of the auxiliaries themselves.

On the 17th, the soldiers loaded all kinds of luggage on the backs of pack animals.

In addition to weapons, there are also a large number of vinegar cakes - Hu cakes are soaked in vinegar and then dried, which can be stored for more than 60 days at most.

Horse feed is also indispensable, mainly cooked beans and salt.

When the expedition is out, the military situation is like fire, and it is too slow to replenish the energy of the horses by grazing, and they may have to herd the horses for most of the day, and they can't afford to delay, so they can only feed the food directly.

Unnecessary items such as cooking utensils and whetstones should not be brought, and the burden on the draft animals should be reduced as much as possible to make room for more dry food and horse feed.

Rao so, and in the end, the food was still only enough for twelve or thirteen days.

Save a little food, maybe you can consume two or three more days, but it won't be too much.

People can be hungry for a day or two, and stick to it. Horses can't do it, you can't go hungry, you can't run if you don't run.

At the same time, Suozao County also organized manpower to pull out the small wooden boats prepared in advance from Duzhong and began to erect pontoon bridges on the river.

On the other side of the river is Ji County, although it is crumbling, as if it will be captured by the Xiongnu in the next moment, but at this time it is still an area under its own control, and there will be no enemy main force to come and harass it.

Therefore, when Shao Xun set out with a large army on the night of the 17th, the pontoon bridge had already been erected.

It took a whole night and half a day for the army to cross north to the territory of Ji County, and after a short rest, it roared eastward and disappeared into the vast wilderness.

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The army advanced almost parallel to the north bank of the Yellow River.

On the night of the 18th, he stayed in the countryside and farmland between Ji County and Chaoge.

On the afternoon of the 19th, it passed north of Yanjin, and after nightfall, it crossed the river directly and swept south of Fangtou.

At this time, the Huns woke up like a dream, and immediately went to Yecheng and Changshan, and reported to Shi Chao and Shi Le.

Seeing their performance, Shao Xun secretly sighed, but Erer.

You go south, I can't guard against it, I go north, and your performance is also very stretched. Did you never expect that so many horses, donkeys and mules would gather to gallop north of the river?

However, the Huns didn't come to find fault, and Shao Xun didn't bother to care about them.

After all, there are only a few of the soldiers who are good at cavalry warfare, and most of them are mounted infantry.

And the cavalry infantry, on horseback, is not able to play the Hun light cavalry, there is no need to attack the enemy's strengths with their own shortcomings.

On the afternoon of the 20th, the whole army occupied Liyangjin and dispersed more than 100 Xiongnu soldiers who were guarding the Tianjin Pass.

The whole army rested all night.

In the evening of the same day, when Shao Xun looked at Baima Mountain on the other side of the river, Baimajin had already organized people to cross some food in a small boat to replenish consumption.

At this time, there were already many Hun rangers in the wild, and I don't know if it was Shi Chao's department or Shi Le's generals. But they have few people, at most no more than a hundred horsemen, and they dare not get too close in the face of the Jin army that occupies Liyangjin, has cavalry, and has heavy armor foot soldiers.

Their immediate task should be to gather the cavalry scattered in various places, so that they can have the strength to fight.

But no one will wait for them stupidly.

On the 21st, the army continued eastward.

At this time, Shao Xun found that the speed of the troops was not as good as the first day or two.

This is normal, even if there is one person and two horses, the speed of the attack will slowly decrease over time. After all, fatigue can accumulate, and a night's rest isn't enough to alleviate everything.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, the whole army arrived in the south of Dunqiu County and rested as usual.

The number of Hun cavalry roaming in the field gradually increased, and the largest group reached 2,000 horsemen, and began to approach and harass.

Shao Xun ordered the soldiers to dismount and form a formation, disperse the thieves with a crossbow machine, and then ordered the Liangzhou horse to charge directly into the battle, and the Wuhuan light cavalry outflanked the left and right, and the thieves were scattered.

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In fact, the Hun light cavalry was very fast, and there were not many deaths, but after discovering that this Jin army was combined with infantry and cavalry and had strong combat power, he knew that there was no chance, so he quickly dispersed.

This Jin army, which numbered more than 10,000, they couldn't handle it, so they had to let Dahu come in person.

In the evening, Shao Xun took Yu Liang to a dock fort in the southeast of Dunqiu.

"Yuan Gui, why are you here?" After Li Shou, the marshal of Wubao, came out, he was shocked when he saw Yu Liang.

"Coming with Chen Gong's campaign." Yu Liang saluted and said.

Yu Liang has a wife and two concubines, the main wife Xun, and the two concubines are from the Jijun Shang clan and the Dunqiu Li clan respectively, both of which are local small and medium-sized scholars.

The main lineage of the Li clan in Dunqiu has been settled in Nandun and Xincai with Taishou Lemo, but there are also people who have stayed, such as Li Shou.

"Don't you attack Hebei?" Li Shou looked at the general stationed in Ma Gaopo in the distance in disbelief and asked.

"It's inconvenient to say much about this matter, but now I just want some water and change horses and mules." Yu Liang said.

Li Shou hesitated for a moment.

Yu Liang was a little anxious, and said: "You should hesitate to take a public holiday, and you will have your own benefits if you return to Hebei in the future." ”

Li Shou was silent for a while, and then sent people back to Wubao.

Half an hour later, a group of people pulled the cart and went out of the city through the suspension bridge.

The car was loaded with a lot of "grain", but when Yu Liang looked at it, it was bran and grain.

It's not for people to eat. Bran and millet mixed with some salt water are suitable for feeding horses.

"Steamed cakes are being made in the kitchen, and they will be delivered in a moment." Li Shou said.

After speaking, he sighed, and his expression was a little hesitant.

He didn't know if it was right or wrong, but what could he do?

He looked at the general, who was pointing into the distance.

And with his guidance, from time to time a stream of cavalry rushed out and disappeared on the horizon.

After the pointing, he asked people to collect some horses and send them to the dock fort.

Li Shou glanced at it, most of them were cracked horses' hooves, and the kind that had not been trimmed, so he accepted them with confidence, and then replaced them with a few horses, donkeys and mules to maintain their mobility.

After a while, the steaming steamed cakes were brought out basket by basket......

******

On the outskirts of Fan County, Dongping, Gou Xi held a sledgehammer and smashed Sima Yue's tombstone into several pieces.

After smashing it, my heart was much more relaxed.

ran too badly, didn't have time to clean up anything, and his wife's family was all trapped in Qingzhou, which made him very annoyed.

After gasping and sitting down, he took the letter handed by the staff, swept it roughly, and sneered.

“…… The public was listed in the early days, and more meritorious schemes were made. The north and south of the river have been successful in a hundred battles. Defeated and shocked the three armies, cheered and galloped the six counties...... The spirit of the mountains and rivers is the spirit of the mountains and rivers, and it is actually the town of the society and the screen of the country. The servant has been friends with the god for a long time, and now he is willing to offer 100,000 grains, thousands of armor, and 500 war horses to strengthen the army. ”

“…… In the land of Qingzhou, jackals steal and harass Henan, and the rest of the mind is not at peace. Now there are Xiongnu in the north, and there are rebellious people in the south, and they have the heavy responsibility of supervising Cao, and they are not separated. The public can be based on the three counties of Dongping, Jibei and Taishan, select soldiers, stick to the state border, and stop the thieves from watching the road and soothe the rebels. ”

“…… I know the talent of the public. According to the mountains and rivers, the preparation of strict spears, the hidden storage of soldiers, deep ditches and high bases, over time, the traitors are disturbed, and the thieves are self-defeating, which is all public. ”

“…… Or there is a small gap between Yan Gong and the ancestor Situ, and now the Si people have passed away, and everything is over. The heir of the East China Sea and the concubine also know that the prince bears the long-term strategy of the state, and has the sincerity and respect of the country, and is willing to use the prestige of the public to pacify the counties, and the public should not doubt it. ”

Sprinkled two pages, Gou Xi threw them away directly after reading it, and said: "Shao Quanzhong is tricking me, when I am a three-year-old child." ”

Gou Chun picked up the letter paper from the ground, read it silently, and said, "Brother, it's true that Shao Xun is not a doppelganger. I heard that Shi Le and Shi Chao repeatedly sent troops south, and Nanyang was in chaos, and he still had to bear the responsibility of Cao Yun, so he really couldn't draw any troops. On the other hand, the Xiongnu used to go south during the autumn harvest and grab the corn, Shao Xunning was not prepared? If he raises troops to the east, if he cannot win a quick victory, he will be attacked on all sides, and defeat can be expected. He shouldn't dare to offend us now. ”

"Confused!" Gou Xi reprimanded, and said, "Even if Shao Xun is temporarily inconvenient to start a war with me, can he be defenseless?" Does this look like a war? ”

Gou Chun was speechless.

"Scatter all the rangers and go west deep into Puyang and Jiyin to investigate the movements of Shaobu. Remember, you must not slack off, and when you see Shao Jun moving, report it immediately. In particular, the Silver Spear Army is a top priority. Gou Xi commanded.

"Okay, brother, let's arrange manpower." Gou Chun said.

"How many people do you have?" Gou Xi asked again.

"5,000 displaced people have been recruited, and there are now more than 8,000."

Gou Xi nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I will go south to Gaoping to recruit troops and collect grain." ”

He had a few old acquaintances in Gaoping, but he was an old general who followed him in Dongwuyang and promised to help him recruit new soldiers and expand his troops.

It's still Yanzhou that makes people comfortable, and there are acquaintances everywhere.

There is the old department, and there is the name of the military governor Qingxu Yanyu Jingyang, as long as there are soldiers, there are many things that can be done.

To be honest, he is unwilling to go to war with Shao Xun now, but that doesn't mean that he completely believes Shao Xun's nonsense.

Even if he wanted to go south to Gaoping to collect money, food, and soldiers, he would stare at Kaocheng with one eye, and he would never dare to slack off.

On June 25, Gou Xi led more than 15,000 new and old soldiers to the south and went straight to Gaoping Kingdom.

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